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St. George's vs. Yaounde Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 3.5 times more expensive than Yaounde.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in St. George's
Groceries: pay 69.5% more in St. George's
Transportation: pay 14.3 times more in St. George's
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in St. George's
Childcare: pay 12.9% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 82.6% more in St. George's
Clothing: pay 50.8% more in St. George's

The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in St. George's are more expensive than in Yaounde. Notably, transportation, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in St. George's.

St. George's vs. Yaounde Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Yaounde, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Yaounde	St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.08 FCFA2,613	$7.40 EC$20.00	+81.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.90 FCFA3,135	$8.33 EC$22.50	+69.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 FCFA920	$1.85 EC$5.00	+28.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 FCFA282	$1.48 EC$4.00	+235.5%
Average			+103.8%

Yaounde vs. St. George's - Cost of restaurants

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pay 69.5% more for groceries

	Yaounde	St. George's
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 FCFA257	$1.69 EC$4.57	+320.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.54 FCFA4,181	$4.32 EC$11.68	-33.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.09 FCFA5,816	$14.71 EC$39.75	+61.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.49 FCFA953	$3.95 EC$10.67	+164.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.72 FCFA1,738	$2.60 EC$7.04	-4.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.89 FCFA1,209	$2.48 EC$6.70	+31.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 FCFA553	$0.84 EC$2.27	-2.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 FCFA569	$0.79 EC$2.13	-11.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 FCFA326	$1.34 EC$3.63	+163.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA442	$0.94 EC$2.54	+36.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 FCFA397	$0.86 EC$2.33	+38.9%
Average			+69.5%

Yaounde vs. St. George's - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.3 times more for transportation

	Yaounde	St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.60 FCFA2,940	$5.18 EC$14.01	+12.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.34 FCFA10,452	$37.00 EC$100.00	+126.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,043.95 FCFA19,858,106	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	-19.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.76 FCFA2,404	$199.81 EC$540.00	+5217.0%
Average			+1334.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Yaounde	St. George's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.57 FCFA27,871	$46.87 EC$126.67	+7.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$149.77 FCFA95,807	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	+287.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.98 FCFA122,807	$289.85 EC$783.33	+51.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.85 FCFA29,972	$159.51 EC$431.09	+240.4%
Average			+146.5%

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pay 12.9% less for childcare

	Yaounde	St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.89 FCFA148,335	$55.50 EC$150.00	-76.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,552.20 FCFA992,905	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	+50.2%
Average			-12.9%

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pay 82.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Yaounde	St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 FCFA679	$2.04 EC$5.50	+91.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 FCFA1,021	$4.44 EC$12.00	+178.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.63 FCFA1,045	$1.85 EC$5.00	+13.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.06 FCFA12,194	$37.00 EC$100.00	+94.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 FCFA5,226	$11.10 EC$30.00	+35.9%
Average			+82.6%

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pay 50.8% more for clothing

	Yaounde	St. George's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.51 FCFA15,677	$25.90 EC$70.00	+5.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.59 FCFA18,290	$44.40 EC$120.00	+55.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$24.51 FCFA15,677	$42.55 EC$115.00	+73.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.93 FCFA28,742	$75.85 EC$205.00	+68.8%
Average			+50.8%

Yaounde vs. St. George's - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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